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1. Introduction: Hello everyone and
welcome to my class. In this class, we will talk about the topic of
cunei do writing. As if part of our series of classes on the story structure. We will continue to
learn how to create a story with three-act
story structure. The three-act story
structure is one of the most commonly used
structures in the stories. Because of how easy and how simple this code
is structured is. You may use it whether you have written a story before or not. And we have covered
topics such as, first, we will learn what a
three-act story structure is. Then we will look at Act Two, which is the setup of the story. Then we will look at two, which is the rising
action of the story. And finally, we will
look at Act three, which is the conclusion
of the story.
2. What is Three Act Story Structure: Then you are trying
to write a story. Actually, there
isn't any right way or wrong way of doing it. There are so many
possible ways to write a story and many different
ways to structure it. And many people will write it in a very different
and a very unique manner. And the history of the
storytelling shows us that many different people
have made many different, countless attempts in writing
and describing a story. However, we can assure that some of the methods have been proven to be successful than others. These types of storytelling
methods have proven itself again and again that they work
in many different genres. Whether you agree or not. Every story is built upon logic. The logic is nothing but
the structure itself. One of the easiest
ways to write a story is using it three
ways to restructure. Or it is also called as
three-act story structure. In this type of structure, story is typically
divided into three parts. These three parts, or
also known as he asked. If he could define the
three-act story structure. We can say that that
three-act story structure divides the story into three friend and unique
parts and sections. And each of the parts, and each of this section had a major turning
point which moves the story forward
towards the end. These major turning points
are called as plot points. You can say that each
plot point will move the story and the overall
action of the story. Into the next part. We have to know what the plot points are in order to create a
good story structure. And the three-act story
structure will unfold the story slowly
and steadily with some good wrist and
turns over the course of three parts and make it leads to the conclusion that
main character, we'll go through some different and
unexpected situations. And in the story, he will come across
major conflicts. And the protagonist of the story will realize what his goal is. And by the end of the story, all the conflict will be resolved and all the loose
ends will be tied up. You can also say that the three-act story structure is similar to something of a, the beginning, the middle, and the end of his story. And in the most of the
three-act story structure, the first act is quantified and the second act as 50 and the
last and the third part, the last 25 per
cent of the story. The first act introduces the characters of the
story and a plot point, or the first major
turning point of the story and moves the story
forward to the second act. In the second act, we will see the rising action, which means that increasing the stakes for the protagonist. In this part of the story. The protagonist who will
come across a conflict. He will also be tested, but ultimately even
fail the test. And many people will start to doubt his ability to succeed. Now, move on to the
third act of the story. In this part of the story, the protagonist will try very hard to achieve
the success. And in this part, the climax will appear and our main protagonist will
succeed against all odds. This is called the
three-act story structure. And this is how you write it.
3. Act 1 Setup: At one requires you
to create a setup. To create a setup, you must first
introduce the reader to the key characters and
the setting of the story. After that, the fundamental
conflict or the main issue of the story that will push the story forward
must be established. The next step is raise
the stakes of this story. You must tell the readers
that what is at stake. That either should know what
the main character will lose if the major
conflict is not resolved. After that, if you have
any supporting characters, you must introduce them
in this part as well. Alternatively, you might introduce
subplots if you have any, because these
subplots will become crucial in the later
part of the story. Finally, the Act One must
conclude with a hook, or it must end with
a cliffhanger. That leaves the reader carving for the
continuation of the story. Let us first discuss
what it means to introduce the main
characters and settings. This implies that in this
section of the story, you establish your
main characters and create some contexts
for their setting. If you asked me how to introduce the main character and what
to put in the introduction. Then the following tips
may be helpful for you. First, you might add
their physical features. After that. You can add their behavior. Then you may add their
upbringing as well. And lastly, you can add any significant
relationships that are relevant to the
plot and the storyline. So after the introduction of the characters comes to
the conflict of the story, here is a question for you. What does identifying
the primary conflict or creating the
main issue imply? So the answer is, in this section of the story, when you present
the central issue or decentered conflict
with the readers, it implies that it will
carry the plot forward. To see whether the issue
is resolved or not. You have to make sure
that the conflict must be either an internal conflict
or an external one. Meaning that the main
character might have to face a challenge or he might have to face a difficulty
within themselves, are outside the world. After creating the main
issue of the story. Now, we have to set the stakes. So in this section of the story, you have to establish
what is at risk. How will the conflict
effect the main character? If the conflict is not resolved, you must explain to
the reader what will happen to the main
character and the universe. If the problem
continues to exist. This will help you raise the
stakes of the story and give the readers and also
the main character of the story a
feeling of urgency. After setting the stakes. Now, if you have any supporting characters
and any subplots, we have to include
them in the story. It indicates that
when you introduce any supporting characters or
any subplots to the story, they will play a crucial and an important role in the
later part of the story. These supporting
characters might not be the major characters. They may be the minor ones. However, they will
be the one who will engage with the main
character and interact with them and contribute to the main story and helps
to move it forward. So if you are wondering why we should include a
subplot to the story, yet is why we should include it. We should include it
because subplots typically, if the story more depth and add more different
tones and shades to it, that is why we include
them in the story. The first act should
often conclude with a hook or a cliffhanger. To keep the readers
interested in the story. This is how you keep the
reader carving for more of it. Ending it with a hook
or a cliffhanger means that you should conclude the act within which
incidentally odd, it should end with a discovery
that affects the course of the plot and make the reader curious as to what happens next. The cliffhanger
might be a surprise, or it can also be at risk that will make
the reader think about it and make the reader to move forward and continue
the story till the end. Story is like a puzzle. It is divided into different apps and
different activities. It will also be divided
into different events and different incidents
that will all fit together when the
puzzle is completed. The first app is the starting
point of the puzzle. It is when you start putting
the puzzle together, you should take special
care with this section. Since it will guide us on how to construct
the remaining puzzle. That way. Towards the end of the story, it will all make sense. And it will be a pleasant and it's thrilling
puzzle to complete. All of the important characters
are the main characters who will appear in the story are introduced to the
readers from the beginning. Readers will learn what
the characters pond, what they desire, and
what their goal is. The readers also learned
about any conflicts, are any issues and problems that may occur
later on in the story. They will also learn
about the setting of the story and the personalities and the behavior
of the characters. Lastly, this part of the story, we'll tell the readers what
kind of story it will be. Will it be if uneven
or a romantic one? Or whether it will
be more office, serious and meaningful one. Now, let me illustrate
with an example. Say there is a young
man called Sam. He wants to be a singer. He also wishes to win the
annual singing competition. Now, the plot
revolves around him, and it shows how he suffered and prepare the tirelessly in order to win the competition. You must first introduce Sam. In the setup of this story, you might introduce
him by stating, Sam is a young man
who loves to sing. He's a down to earth person and a friendly individual who is
also attractive and tall. His personality is outgoing and he enjoys
socializing as well. However, Sam has one drawback, which is he comes
from a poor family. His financial situation
is never good. He always had to hustle and work hard to
make the ends meet. Despite all of his hardships
and financial troubles. Sam has a clear goal in mind. That is, to become the
best singer in the city and to take the first place in the annual see competition. The main conflict
of the story is that he's not worthy enough, which is why he always
suffers and works extremely hard to get money and does not have time
to practice his singing. He also lags the
funds to purchase the necessary singing
tools and instruments. Therefore, he makes a lot of effort to win the year's
biggest computation. You should set the
stakes of the story by showing that if he's unable
to win the competition, then he will not have
a life he desires. Because the winner of this competition will receive
a large amount of money. And this amount would be plenty enough to assist Sam and his family in
getting a good life. Meanwhile, all of
his friends and his family members are highly
supportive of his dreams. They not only help him
emotionally and mentally, but they also helped him financially by pulling
out some money for him. In order to cover his expenses. He will get money from his friends and his
family members. Then he will pay for
his voice lessons, as well as his new outfits and musical instruments
for his performance. When everything appears
to be going well. Sam suffers a major
setback in his life. Now, you should end the
act one with a hook by revealing that Sam's family
is buried in a huge debt. Additionally, they are
facing a very real risk, losing all their own,
including their house. At the same time, his friends began to slip
away from him one-by-one. Considering that they too
have their own goals, which is as a result, they are unable to continue
supporting him financially. Despite all of these, Sammy's determined to win the competition so that he made, he established his life. Because he understands
that winning the competition is
his one nice chance to improve his life. This is how you ended up
first act of the story.
4. Act 2 Rising Action: The second act is all
about rising action. In this part of the story, you have to develop the main conflict and the
main issue of the story. After that, create
some new complications or knew of stack
does in the path of the main character that
he has to overcome after creating the hurdles in the path of the
main character. Now, you have to build
the tension of the story. After that, you
have to introduce some new twist and new
turns in the story. Lastly, you have to end
the second act with him, mid point, turning point. Now, let's look at each point of the second act in a detailed
manner with an example. The first point of
the second act is that we have to develop the
main conflict of the story. In order to develop the
main conflict of the story, we have to create some hurdles, some complications, or some obstacles in the
path of the main character. And if you want to create any hurdles in the path
of the main character, you can give him
some challenges. You can put him in a situation that he has to survive
no matter what. You have to test him with some relationship
related matters. It can be any complication
or any hurdle. You just have to block the
path of the main character and make the story more engaging and build
some tension as well. Creating and
building the tension is the second point
of the second act. If you want to create
tension in the story, all you have to do is
show you our readers how the main character is trying to resolve the main conflict Are, you will have to
show them how he's traveling very hard to
resolve them min-conflict. He struggled and
he's hardware is the main point which will create the tension in the story. And he struggled to overcome
the obstacles in his way. He may be occasionally
unsuccessful. However, he occasionally
succeeds as well. This is how you build that
tension in the story. After that, if you have any boost or any
surprises in the story, this is where you introduce it. The direction of the
story in order to keep the reader
engaged in the story. And also make them guess
what will happen next. If you want to introduce it, twist in this part of the story. You can do that by revealing something shocking
about the character. Or you can also make a
new plot development. Or you can create an unexpected event or an incident which will
shock the readers. It can be disrupting the
plans of the main character. Or it can also be raising the stakes even
higher than before. You can connect this to
the midpoint of the story, which is also the last
point in the second act. In mid point can be a major
event in the story or any major disclosure
in the story which will take the story
in the different direction. You can also make them meet point in the other
manner as well. Such as forcing the
main character to make a decision which will either
put him in a bad spot, audit good spot, or you can make the supporting
characters influenced the main character either in
a good way or in a bad way. The course of the story, such as the main character and
the supporting characters. It taken action against
the main villain and set the stage for the
final resolution of the story. The object or the event
that takes us from act one. Act two is referred to
as inciting incident. Let me explain this to
you with an example. Now, consider yourself to
be in the middle of a game. That opening of the game is similar to the
starting of the story. And then in the
middle of the game, something unexpected
happens, Changes Everything. That unusual aspect is similar to the story's
inciting incident. It is the element that moves the story
onto the next part. And it will leave the reader guessing
what will happen next. The second act, which is commonly called as
the rising action, is sometimes the
most lengthiest and the most complicated
aspect of the story. It is the setting for the primary event and the
conflict of the story. And it may be difficult for authors to keep the
storyline moving forward while
maintaining the tension and intrigue for the reader. Which is why the three-act
story structure is important. Because that three-act
story structure can help authors in organizing their work and avoiding becoming
stuck in the middle. By adhering to this framework. A clear blueprint for the
procreation of their story and resist becoming engrossed in the unnecessary
plot developments. This second act is the most important element of the three-act
story structure. It is when the protagonist
attempt to resolve their issues or accomplish
their objectives. It is where the majority of the stories, drama transpires. The happenings of
the second act. Link to this board is
set up and opening and we'll do the story's
resolution or ending. Now, let us continue
the story from before. In fact, we have to build the tension
and raise the stakes. Now that competition
is approaching, Sam is working hard to rehearse his singing and burning his
heart and soul into it. You must now build the tension and complicate the
situation even more. You can do this by showing
that sam is receiving a phone call from his family as he prepares to
enter his competition. In this conversation, his
family reveals that they have been evicted from their house and have no
other place to live. Sam is now in a
difficult situation. He is trapped between his family duties and his
desire to win the competition. When Sam is struggling
between his ambition to win the competition and
his responsibility is to provide for his family. He is in a minute, the shock and nice
who think clearly. The harsh reality has left
him with no mental capacity. Consider anything else? Suddenly, he remembers
that he must win the competition in order to get the life he has
always dreamed about. But he has it been taught
in the back-office mind that constantly brings up the idea of his family
being homeless. This line of thinking is
so powerful that he is overwhelmed with emotion as he stands on the stage
to sing his song. He can see his
family on the road. And yet his mother's
voice telling him to return home and big
get off his family. However, he can also hear all the voices
coming from the audience. The audience is cheering for him and wants him to
win the competition. Now, Sam is in the
internal conflict. He must have managed
himself and survive. Sam then takes a deep breath
and began singing his song. He puts his heart and passion, giving everything he has. And all of his feelings and emotions are being
reflected through his song. He sings with such
a passion that, that tears rolling
down his cheeks only add to the emotion
of his performance. This will leave an
excellent impression on both the judges
and the crowd. What the judges and the crowd
are bored to tears as well. After delivering an outstanding
performance on the stage, sam is excitedly awaiting the
results of the competition. The second act should end
with a dramatic surprise. You, you can create that
surprised by showing that Sam will get to know that the competition
is very fierce. And he will also get
to know a person who is really talented singer and whose song is
also very good. The shocking revelation is that one of the judges
is that person's relative and the judge favors that individual
or what Sam, Sam is quite worried now because email lose
the reward money, Sam's anxiety is increasing significantly as the
competition is approaching its. And this is how you write
the second act up the story.
5. Act 3 Resolution: That third act of the story
is called resolution. This part of the story is where the main conflict will
start to get resolved. After that, you have
left any loose ends. You have to tie them up. Following that, you have to conclude the story with
a satisfying ending. Now, let us look
at each point of this third act in a detailed
manner with an example. In the third act, you have to start with
resolving the main conflict. If you want to resolve the
main conflict of the story, you can do it in many ways, such as you can resolve it through the actions
of the main characters, or you can resolve it
through an external event. It is nothing but a final confrontation between the main character and
the main antagonist. And in this confrontation, the main character wins and brings the
contract to an end. It is why is called
as a resolution. Now, if you have any
loose ends to tie up, this is the place to do it. Tying up the loose ends will help you provide the
closure for the story. It will also leave
the reader satisfied. Lastly, you have to conclude the story
with a happy ending. It means that the
readers will be satisfied and finish
the story happily. You can do it by showing you a final image or a final moment of the main characters living a happy life and
a very good life, it will leave a lasting
impression on the reader. You can also sum up
the overall theme of the story or MSH in the
final part of the story. E.g. if the story is
about friendship, then in the final moment, you can show that how
important their friends are. How you can leave a message
and conclude the story. Climax is the most thrilling and essential
part of the story because it preserves all
the primary tensions and disputes of the story. It is the ultimate
interaction or confrontation that comes after the characters have
mature in the story. It is the time in the story
where the protagonist apply their talents and
their strengths to set as a major
conflict of the story. You must emphasize
the importance of making this occasion as
thrilling as possible. Because it is the movement. Daddy show off all the
hardships of the characters and also show that
character building has also paid off atlas. That is, solution is
the concluding part of his story in
which the actions of the climates are executed and the results of those
actions I've shown. It allows the reader to
witness what happened to the characters after they have repeated their major challenge. And how did living conditions
have transformed as it is? Resolution allows the writer
to demonstrate the value of the story and explain
why it was important. It enables the reader to
comprehend the meaning and the significance of the actions that happened during
the whole story. Let's continue the
story from before. The plot takes a dramatic turn. When we return to the third act, our main character, Sam, is concerned about
formidable competitor in the competition who has
an unfair advantage. You do relate to who is
a judge. Intervened. Sam's worry Placed with excitement as he is
named the winner. He's standing
performance impressed both the audience
and the judges, giving him the victory
by a single vote. Sam knows that the prize money will change his life forever, which is why he celebrates in the relief of his
heart own success. Then he will run off the stage, grab his phone, and call his mother to tell
her the good news. Her mother is pleased
and overjoyed after learning that her son
has won the competition. Because she understands that the price money will return
them to their previous lives. Although she's
rather worried about what will happen after
the money runs out. However, Sam will
reassure his mother that everything will be okay
since he now has the skills, the confidence, and the network
to establish a new life, which will be a nice one for
him and also for his family. He intends to use his newly found payments
access to improve the lives of his family so that they would never have to
worry about them money again. Sam will then pay off
all of his family's. That's the prize money he receives from winning
the competition. He will also purchase a beautiful and spacious
home for the empty leaving. After months of anticipation, Sam has finally released
his debut album, which has dropped
that global chats. He is currently a successful and a well-known figure in
the music industry. This is how you end the
story and finish it happily.
Mohammed Shamash
